Private motorised vehicles account today for 90% of total surface transport1 CO2 emissions. Car fleets are growing rapidly in many cities in the developing world, where population and income growth will be concentrated in the coming decades. For example, whilst urban agglomerations with more...

Preface / Blas L. Pérez Henríquez and Elizabeth Deakin -- What have we learned so far from high-speed rail systems around the world? -- Introduction to HSR / Elizabeth Deakin -- Realizing the potential of HSR : the United Kingdom experience / David Banister and Moshe Givoni -- The Shinkansen...